01 Jun 09 Can You Grow Your Wealth with a Home Based Business?
The answer to this question is a definite YES! I have lots of business associates in the USA, Europe, Australasia and New Zealand who are working in home based businesses and making thousands of dollars each month. In fact the lady who introduced me to my home based business is only 25 years of age and she made over $500,000 in her first 12 months of her business.
I am now duplicating her results, but please read on and you will learn about what I have actually done and experienced in 3 very different situations and how in the end I succeeded in taking control of my life.
My Traditional Business Experience
I used to own and manage a very lucrative and high-profile restaurant and bar in Brisbane, Australia for a period of over 12 years. I started it from scratch and like most traditional businesses it was really expensive to set up and the running costs were enormous.
Although I made a lot of money with this venture, I finally decided to offload it when I came to realise that the long hours and constant stress of managing over 30 employees, dealing with various government officials, endless paper work and hundreds of customers per week was absolutely destroying my life.
You can become rich with a standard business but you will need to be extremely committed as you won’t be able to walk out and close the door anytime you want.
There will be lots of work to do and deadlines to meet, customers to service and more than likely, staff to hire and mentor unless you want to do all the work yourself. The hours are generally very long and in most cases the business can end up being your life. Another point to consider is that you’ll be on your own to work things out and solve any problems as they arise.
My Job Experience
After selling the business, I decided that a job would be a better alternative to being in business so I set about finding one and little did I know what I was in for!
I spent 8 hours a day scouring the employment classifieds, networking, perfecting my resume and attending interviews for jobs I didn’t even want. I felt undervalued and demoralised and almost gave up hope before I finally won a job with a firm as an Events Manager.
All good you might well think, but unfortunately this was not the case as now I was into something that would cost me 12 hours of my time, 5 days a week as I got dressed up for work, traveled to and from work and actually did the work. I was working under considerable stress and was totally stressed out by having to answer to a boss and co-ordinate every single element of each event from travel and accommodation arrangements, key note speakers, entertainment and right down to sorting out what type of lettuce should go on the dinner plates of the attendees. What a nightmare! But the thing that irked me the most was that I was doing all of this to make my boss richer while I had to settle for a small pay packet at the end of each week. JOB = Just over broke.
My Home Business Experience
As you might have guessed, I didn’t stay in my job as an Event Manager for long. I had spent seven months of my life trying to find the right career and after only 1 month I resigned.
I had no idea what to try next but I was determined to find something that would tick ALL the boxes for me and knew that I first needed to get very clear about what I really wanted.
I did not want to:
Own and manage a stressful, traditional type of business
Outlay a lot of money to get started in a new business
Answer to a boss and have to beg for time off work
I did want to
Earn a lot of money
Work from home
Take control of my future
With the above in mind, I spent the next couple of months researching my options until I was eventually attracted to an advertisement (placed by a 25 year old lady) about a home based business opportunity. I must admit that I was pretty hesitant to begin with but I decided I had nothing to lose by finding out more so I answered the ad and within 1 week I was up and running with my very own home based business.
On my best day so far, I earned five thousand dollars but what I really love about my home business most is that I actually took back control of my own life. I now work the hours I choose, from the comfort of home or anywhere I like really with my laptop and phone. I don’t have to juggle and manage staff anymore and gone is all the stress. I fit my work around my life, generally about 25 hours per week and I absolutely love what I do.
It’s not for everyone however and if you are considering getting started in a home business you should ask yourself the following important questions:
1. Is the business aligned with your income and lifestyle goals?
2. Do you have some money and time to invest into the business?
3. Can you work diligently as your own boss and without supervision?
4. Will there be anyone to help or guide you if you get stuck along the way?
Yes! You can make money with home based businesses. Lots of money!
Christine Hamilton is currently making money in with home based businesses. For more information about what she is actually doing, click work at home BSCH110509 Supported by sales training Australia.
01 Jun 09 Purchasing Vintage Style Engagment Rings and Anticipation
Good advice for the young man who is going to request his girl friend to get married to him is to be careful. Going out and purchasing an engagement ring without her knowledge is risky. A girl often has a very distinct wish about her engagement band.
She may want a three caret oval cut diamond set in platinum. You, on the other hand, want to acquire a half caret round cut diamond. Let the fireworks begin. The girl becomes disappointed in your choice. While you become sorry that you did not meet her desire. The clear-cut fact is there are too many factors for one person to make in purchasing vintage diamond engagement rings. The best approach is for the couple to make the selection together.
Selecting the diamond for the band is vital. There are four C’s: carets, clarity, cut and color to be reflected upon before making acquiring a diamond. The number of carets is an important decision. The girl may want one carets but the boy can only afford a half of a caret. The couple needs to talk to select the right size of the diamond.
The next consideration is the clarity of the diamond itself. Clarity refers to the number of flaws in the stone. The fewer fractures in the stone makes it more expensive. The third choice is the cut of the diamond. The shape of the diamond is determined by the diamond’s cut. The final option to be made is the color of the diamond. There are numerous colors from yellow to black. The band can be gold. As a couple, they may want to acquire the band with cash or use credit to buy their ring.
01 Jun 09 Top 3 iPhone Apps for Pregnant Mothers
Pregnancy is a beautiful experience.
It literally engulfs your life and becomes YOU.
So, if you have an iPhone or iPod touch, of course you will want add a few pregnancy apps to your collection.
For instance…
You might be on your way to get your prenatal massage and have a baby name idea… there is an app for that, you know.
Your girlfriends may call you about what unique baby shower gifts you’ve registered for… is there an app for that?
You may want to chat with other mommies-to-be in a organic pregnancy forum… you can make an app for that!
iPhone Apps for Mommies-To-Be
App #1 – Best Pregnancy Calendar
My choice is iPregnancy from Dr. Gregory P. Moore. It will help you keep track of your pregnancy right along with your doctor!
Once your due date is established and entered, the program will keep track of your current progress in pregnancy including your:
- Current gestational age in weeks and days (like doctors use)
- Current gestational age in lunar months
- Progress bar that will show you how far you have progressed
- Current Trimester Time remaining until your due date (in weeks and days)
- And more…
App #2 – Best Baby Game App
I really like playing with the app called Babyface. It is a “baby appearance predictor”. Meaning, it creates a full color graphic of what your baby may look like 
.
Now, this is for fun so don’t be surprised if it isn’t accurate. The app has an amazingly scientific explanation behind the technology which is supposed to generate the babyface… despite that mumbojumbo, it is a lot of fun.
App #3 – Best Baby Naming App
NameShake is an app I really love. It has over 19,000 names and, the coolest part, you just set a few parameters, shake your iPhone and, voila, out pops a cool baby name you never would have thought of.
My husband loves it too. We bought a few baby name books but this app is really all we needed.
Obviously, there are lots of apps on iTunes. These are just the 3 I played with the most.
I hope you like them too!
